Worms for composting?
Question:I am considering purchasing worms for composting my kitchen waste. As it is expensive to buy the start up kit I wondered if anyone had ever done this, and if so what was the final result good, or a waste of money. The problem is, that it looks a good idea on the internet sites.
Answers:
I been worm composting for 16 years. There's a good book called "Worms Eat My Garbage."
Go on line and order a pound or two of worms. Before they arrive, shred some newspaper or get it from the office shredder. This stuff is called "bedding" for the worms. Put the worms in with the bedding in a box. I got a composter free from the city but it can just be lined with bricks, too.
Add your veggies. The worms will munch munch munch it up. If you have a pound of worms, they will eat a pound of veggies in a few days. It doesn't have to decompose before they eat it. I put cut grass over the veggies to deter fruit flies.
The compost does not smell at all. Keep it watered, not soaked. Worms like it damp, like a wet sponge. I empty my worm bin every year or two.
If you compost in something that is contained, you will have to add your own worms, if you compost on the ground, worms will find there way there. Worms eat soil, not kitchen garbage, so, they won't touch it until it is decomposed.
Just compost in the garden. Its just as good. Keep to the simple guidelines...for a hot heap (best IMO):-
Easiest thing is to get a composter (a plastic bin of some sorts normally or make one out of wood) with a lid.
Do not make the compost out of one type of waste. Grass alone is too mushy, dried twigs is too dry. Make a mixture of all sorts. Grass, leaves, kitches waste, some tree waste (I find conifer excellent).
Keep the lid on.
Water the heap. (Damp, not wet)
Turn the heap occassioanly to airate it.
uhhh.. it shouldnt cost more than 5$ american.. your gonna build your own worm-composting-thing right.(all you should pay for are the worms and they reperduce// you arnt actually gonna pay the $150 for that plastic thing they sell in some gardening mag are you? of course if you can put up with the smell of rotting food in your back yard its worth the money--- gotta-stay-"green" right?
Go to a bait store and buy a tub of worms for just a couple of bucks, add them along with some dirt and see what happens.
Surely cheaper than buying some expensive kit.
Hi , I started my compost bin off by breaking the earth below it lightly with a fork, then damping it down & placing the bin in place, this attracts worms naturaly to your compost bin area. Off course the worms from the internet sites look like a good idea because someone out there is MAKING A PROFIT from SELLING you the product, in the same way i would advise you to drive everywhere by sports car if i were selling you petrol. in short dont be taken in by the internet sales sites when you can achieve the same results for FREE.
Regards Arthur
hi i got some worms from a farmer dung heap. set them up in a small bath. feed them comfry. keep them warm and watered. i use the juice in the garden. works for me.
Tiger worms,these are available in the U.K. at most fishing tackle or bait stores.
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